Oil Exploration Expands in Bamberg and Barnwell County
Southeastern Exploration and Production Co. of Dallas has leased about 40,000 acres in Bamberg and Barnwell counties and may double the size as it plans drilling if tests prove promising. Stan Sherrill, leasing agent and Essex Oil and Gas vice president, notes spillover interest from Washington County Georgia and cites limited activity in South Carolina.
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Columbia
Dallas
Texas
Bamberg
Barnwell
Southeastern Exploration and Production Co
Stan Sherrill
Southeastern
South Carolina
Washington County
Sherrill
Essex Oil and Gas Co
Georgia
EPA orders SC to tighten hazardous waste rules or face federal enforcement
South Carolina must strengthen hazardous waste regulations per EPA warning or risk federal takeover. DHEC cites legislative session in January for making needed changes. Sherrill notes uncertain oil prospects in Washington County and Essex leases in Bamberg and Barnwell counties amid tepid drilling results.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Fishing Trip Packs A Bang
Alonzo Lester and his wife found a floating box on the Saluda River in Pickens County. They moved it to shore loaded it into the trunk and headed home to call authorities. The box contained dynamite and a bomb squad was summoned after police arrived.
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Greenville
Alonzo Lester
Lester
Pickens County
Saluda River
Jenrette May Not Be Able To Cast Vote
USS. Rep. John W. Jenrette faces voting ineligibility under South Carolina law after his Abscam conviction. The law bars anyone convicted of listed felonies and misdemeanors from voting or registering to vote.
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Jenrette
Myrtle Beach
Uss
John W. Jenrette
D-S.c
South Carolina
Workers Reject Union Proposal At Badische Anderson Mill
Workers at Badische Corp. in Anderson voted 551 to 347 against joining the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. Company officials welcomed the result and a union organizer noted substantial worker turnout despite the defeat.
Fair Ride Tosses Two Teens at Laurens County Fair
At the Laurens County Fair two teens were injured when a ride called the Bullet malfunctioned a door opened and Angela Black seven of Joanna and Mary Vaughn sixteen of Kinards were thrown to the ground around 7 p.m. Authorities investigated the incident.
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Laurens
Laurens County
Laurens County Fair
Angela Black
Joanna
Mary Vaughn
Kinards
South Carolina to Limit Incoming Freshman Enrollment
The University of South Carolina will restrict freshman and transfer enrollments next year across all nine campuses to meet a state mandated budget cut. University officials said the measures have begun as part of required procedures with the Budget and Control Board.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
State Budget and Control Board
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DHEC
General Assembly
Lowe's
Ty Lue
and Cookware Iinformator
REM
RHM
Lowe’s OF Aiken
University Parkway
Evelyn Davis
Whirlpool
Lo Oy
LHA
Hwy
Aikenny
Lowe
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Aiken County
Lucy Lathrop
Fair Ride
USC
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